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Good evening all. It's the final Champions League night until 2016 so let's hope for a good one at Stamford Bridge tonight. It's Chelsea vs Porto, with LIVE text commentary coming up.

Champions League / Group Stage
Stamford Bridge / 09.12.2015
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    Michael Da Silva

    Updated 09/12/2015 at 21:36 GMT


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    The players are out at Stamford Bridge, which means we're very close to kick-off now. This would be a perfect time to follow me on Twitter below. Send me your thoughts on the game and I'll put the best comments into this live commentary!
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    Porto last faced English opponents in the 2011/12 Europa League round of 32, losing 2-1 at home to Manchester City and 4-0 away. They have played 31 games against English clubs in Europe with the record W7 D8 L16 (W7 D6 L3 at home).
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    Chelsea's record against Portuguese clubs is W9 D1 L2. They beat Benfica in the 2013 Europa League final when Branislav Ivanović's header in the last minute of added time earned a 2-1 win at the Amsterdam ArenA.
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    ... But if Kiev win and Chelsea and Porto draw, all three teams will finish on 11 points. Their fate would then be decided by their three-way head-to-head record, with their group results against each other converted into a mini-league, and it would be Porto who finish third and head into the Europa League. If Chelsea lose and Kiev win, the Blues are out.
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    The outcome of Group G is not straightforward, so here's a little word on the permutations... Whoever wins in the game between Chelsea and Porto will top Group G. Dynamo Kiev, who face Maccabi Tel Aviv, will be sure of a place in the last 16 with a win thanks to a superior head-to-head record against Porto.
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    The Porto starting XI...
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    Jose Mourinho has brought back the big names but left out Cesc Fabregas, making four changes from the side which started Saturday's shock 1-0 home defeat by Bournemouth. Skipper John Terry returns from injury to replace Gary Cahill at centre-back, while Cesar Azpilicueta is preferred to Baba Rahman at left-back. Ramires starts in midfield as Fabregas drops to the bench, while Diego Costa steps up in place of Pedro.
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    That team news has now arrived so let's dive straight in...
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